---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a child and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 595.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a child and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 595.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 2554"
citation: "Iowa HF 2554 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["child abuse", "children", "criminal law", "sexual abuse"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-25"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2fe492a8-22f1-46bf-887b-3a96621f7a6b"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2554&ga=88"
source_hash: "a1379d76f65edf94682b826894f27240f53b8c88d6b569ccae0e605de9a40ae8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 2554 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a child and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 595.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/88/attachments/HF2554.html)
2. **Amendment H-8068** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8068.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8079** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8079.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8141** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8141.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8150** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8150.pdf)
6. **Amendment H-8152** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8152.pdf)
7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/HF2554.html)
8. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/HF2554.html)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF2554.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-25** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2020-02-27** Fiscal note.
- **2020-03-03** Amendment H-8068 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-04** Amendment H-8079 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-10** Amendment H-8141 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-11** Amendment H-8150 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-11** Amendment H-8152, to amendment H-8141 filed, adopted.
- **2020-03-11** Amendment H-8141 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-11** Amendment H-8079, to amendment H-8068 adopted.
- **2020-03-11** Amendment H-8068 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-11** Passed House, yeas 98, nays none. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-11** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-12** Message from House.
- **2020-03-12** Read first time, attached to similar SF 2322. `reading-1`
- **2020-06-03** Fiscal note.
- **2020-06-03** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-06-03** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-03** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2fe492a8-22f1-46bf-887b-3a96621f7a6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).